Best known for his emotive guitar riffs with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Abbott played lead guitar on seven albums, including Live Bullet. In 1981, he won a Grammy Award for his work on Against the Wind.
Currently, Abbott can be heard live with Abbott, Jacquez, and Zodiac, as well as the Drew Abbott Trio. Abbott, Jacquez, and Zodiac headlined the Northport Musical Festival in Northport, Michigan, on 29 September, 2018.